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Flash Flood Warning 50, NWS Binghamton, NY

August 18, 20214 counties in New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 18, 2021, 10:40 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 5 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 18, 2021, 10:40 PM EDT (02:40 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cayuga County, NY, Seneca County, NY, Tompkins County, NY, Yates County, NY

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 18, 10:58 PM EDTFLASH FLOODOvid, NYSTRUCTURAL COLLAPSE DUE TO FLOODING. NO OTHER DETAILS AT THIS TIME.
Aug 18, 11:01 PM EDTFLASH FLOODOvid, NYNUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED.
Aug 18, 11:58 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nnw Himrod, NYNUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED.
Aug 18, 11:59 PM EDTFLASH FLOODMilo Center, NYROADS FLOODED.
Aug 19, 12:00 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Wsw Branchport, NYROADS FLOODED.
Aug 19, 1:10 AM EDTFLASH FLOODMoravia, NYFLOODING IN THE VILLAGE OF MORAVIA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 153 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-08-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 11 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-08-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
638 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

908 
WGUS51 KBGM 190240
FFWBGM
NYC011-099-109-123-190545-
/O.NEW.KBGM.FF.W.0050.210819T0240Z-210819T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
1040 PM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Cayuga County in central New York...
  Seneca County in central New York...
  North Central Tompkins County in central New York...
  Yates County in central New York...

* Until 145 AM EDT.

* At 1040 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 
  warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The 
  expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional 
  rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. 
  Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Auburn, Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Penn Yan, Dundee, Romulus, Owasco, 
  Sennett, Starkey, Benton, Fleming, Covert, Locke, Genoa, Ledyard, 
  Potter, Middlesex, Moravia, Montezuma and Union Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

&&

LAT...LON 4276 7731 4276 7697 4301 7696 4303 7649
      4301 7649 4300 7647 4285 7645 4285 7636
      4278 7628 4264 7627 4255 7669 4254 7690
      4248 7696 4248 7710 4251 7714 4258 7714
      4258 7737 4270 7735

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

NICOSIA
2 follow-up statements
046 
WGUS71 KBGM 190409
FFSBGM

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
1209 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021

NYC011-099-109-123-190545-
/O.CON.KBGM.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210819T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cayuga NY-Seneca NY-Tompkins NY-Yates NY-
1209 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM EDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CAYUGA, SENECA, NORTH CENTRAL TOMPKINS AND 
YATES COUNTIES...

At 1209 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated that the heavy rain has 
shifted to southeast Cayuga County. The rain has become lighter 
farther west across Seneca and Yates counties.  Between 1.5 and 3 
inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is up to 1 
inch in 1 hour, especially in southern Cayuga County. Additional 
rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in this area. Flash 
flooding is already occurring in southern Yates County and around 
Ovid in Seneca County.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Auburn, Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Penn Yan, Dundee, Romulus, Owasco, 
Sennett, Starkey, Benton, Fleming, Covert, Locke, Genoa, Ledyard, 
Potter, Middlesex, Moravia, Montezuma and Union Springs.

The heavy rain could cause flooding along the Owasco Inlet and in 
the Village of Moravia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4276 7731 4276 7697 4301 7696 4303 7649
      4301 7649 4300 7647 4285 7645 4285 7636
      4278 7628 4264 7627 4255 7669 4254 7690
      4248 7696 4248 7710 4251 7714 4258 7714
      4258 7737 4270 7735

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1 INCH IN 1 HOUR

$$

NICOSIA
795 
WGUS51 KBGM 190536
FFWBGM
NYC011-099-109-123-190800-
/O.EXT.KBGM.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210819T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
136 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Cayuga County in central New York...
  Seneca County in central New York...
  North Central Tompkins County in central New York...
  Yates County in central New York...

* Until 400 AM EDT.

* At 136 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated that the heaviest rain was 
  tapering off across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Auburn, Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Penn Yan, Dundee, Romulus, Owasco, 
  Sennett, Starkey, Benton, Fleming, Covert, Locke, Genoa, Ledyard, 
  Potter, Middlesex, Moravia, Montezuma and Union Springs.

Numerous roads are still flooded in the warned area. The Owasco 
Inlet near Moravia is expected to crest between 9 and 9.5 feet 
around 3 am. Flooding of roads occurs in the village of Moravia at 
this level.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4276 7731 4276 7697 4301 7696 4303 7649
      4301 7649 4300 7647 4285 7645 4285 7636
      4278 7628 4264 7627 4255 7669 4254 7690
      4248 7696 4248 7710 4251 7714 4258 7714
      4258 7737 4270 7735

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

NICOSIA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 8:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMCayuga, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and 2 more6 hr
Aug 18, 10:28 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatBGMSteuben5 hr
Aug 19, 12:35 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMCortland, Onondaga4 hr
Aug 19, 12:41 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMDelaware, Sullivan2 hr
Aug 19, 2:14 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMMadison, Oneida, Onondaga106 min
Aug 19, 2:52 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMTompkins10 days
Aug 19, 3:44 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMSteuben6 hr
Aug 19, 4:02 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMCayuga3 hr
Aug 19, 4:44 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMSteuben3 hr
Aug 19, 4:48 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMChemung11 hr
Aug 19, 5:07 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMOnondaga5 hr
Aug 19, 5:29 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMOneida3 hr
Aug 19, 5:35 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMOnondaga4 hr
Aug 19, 6:12 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMOneida3 hr
Aug 19, 6:59 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMCayuga11 hr
Aug 19, 8:02 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMMadison, Oneida, Onondaga6 hr
Aug 19, 9:22 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMOneida6 hr
Aug 19, 9:53 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMChemung6 hr
Aug 19, 11:12 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMMadison, Oneida10 hr
Aug 19, 3:12 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMOneida9 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.